Photos: Deacon Jones Dead: One of the NFL’s Greatest dies at 74
June 4, 2013
In this Dec. 15, 1968 photo provided by NFL Photos, Hall of Fame defensive end David "Deacon" Jones (75) of the Los Angeles Rams rushes Baltimore Colts Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas (19) in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/NFL Photos) ( Obit Deacon Jones Football )
This is a 1966 file photo showing Los Angeles Rams' David "Deacon" Jones. (AP Photo/File) ( Obit Deacon Jones Football )
In this Dec. 17, 1967 photo provided by NFL Photos, Los Angeles Rams defensive David "Deacon" Jones (75) and defensive tackles Merlin Olsen (74) and Roger Brown (78) battle the Baltimore Colts in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/NFL Photos) ( Obit Deacon Jones Football )
In this Sept. 4, 1971 file photo, Los Angeles Ram's Deacon Jones, center, knocks the ball loose from San Diego Chargers' Mike Garrett in Los Angeles. (AP Photo) ( Obit Deacon Jones Football )
This 1964 handout provided by NFL photos, shows the Los Angeles Rams defensive front four, known as the "Fearsome Foursome." from left to right are Lamar Lundy (85), Merlin Olsen (74), Rosey Grier (76), and Deacon Jones (75). David "Deacon" Jones, a Hall of Fame defensive end credited with terming the word sack for how he knocked down quarterbacks, has died. He was 74. The Washington Redskins said that Jones died Monday night June 3, 2013 of natural causes at his home in Southern California. (AP Photo/NFL Photos) ( Obit Jones Football )
This 1963 file photo shows David Deacon Jones. Jones, a Hall of Fame American football defensive end credited with terming the word sack for how he knocked down quarterbacks. (AP Photo/File) ( Obit Jones Football )
In this Nov. 3, 1968 photo provided by NFL Photos, Hall of Fame defensive end David "Deacon" Jones (75) of the Los Angeles Rams sits during the Rams 10-7 victory over the Detroit Lions in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/NFL Photos) ( Obit Deacon Jones Football )
In this Aug. 2, 1980 file photo, former Los Angeles Rams defensive end Deacon Jones, left, poses with his bust and a drawing of him in action after enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/File) ( Obit Deacon Jones Football )
Pro Football Hall of Famer (Class of 1980) David (Deacon) Jones pumps his fist as he is introduced as part of the largest gathering of living Hall of Fame members during the 2003 NFL Hall of Fame Induction ceremony on August 3, 2003 in Canton, Ohio. (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images) ( 2382223 )
NFL Hall of Famer David "Deacon" Jones talks to the crowd in St. Louis, Missouri in this file photo taken September 27, 2009. REUTERS/Peter Newcomb/Files ( PEOPLE-DEACONJONES/ )
In this Aug. 3, 2002 file photo, Hall of Fame defensive end Deacon Jones presents the late coach George Allen for enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File) ( Obit Deacon Jones Football )
NFL Hall of Famer Deacon Jones poses at the launch party for Robert Redford's "Iconoclasts" at Hanger 8 on October 19, 2005 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) ( 55969680 )
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